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007: Licence to kiss?

He's probably the world's most famous spy. James Bond has a licence to kill, but in India it seems he doesn't have a licence to kiss. Finn and Neil review the story about what the censors have done to the latest 007 film, Spectre.

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The story

India's film censors have ruled that long kissing scenes in the new James Bond film Spectre are not suitable for the country's audiences. The Mumbai-based Central Board of Film Certification has made cuts to two scenes from the movie.

Report from BBC India Correspondent Sanjoy Majumder

He may have a licence to kill, but the world's most famous secret agent doesn't have the licence to kiss – at least in India. The country's censor board has snipped off a few seconds from the latest James Bond film Spectre in which he's seen kissing his female co-stars. The censors say the scenes are unnecessarily long. But Indians have taken to social media to ridicule the cuts. One suggested that Bond may as well trade his martini for milk while another said he would have to introduce his girlfriends to his mother before seducing them.

Key words and phrases

to censorto remove parts of books, films, letters etc. thought to be offensive or inappropriate

a censora person whose job is to remove parts of books, films, letters etc. thought to be offensive or inappropriate

censorshipthe process of removing parts of books, films, letters etc. thought to be offensive or inappropriate

to ridiculeto make jokes about something in an unkind way

mockerycomments intended to make something look stupid

make a mockery (of something)make something seem useless or stupid

To do

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Do you have 'a licence to fill'?

3 Questions

Choose the best word or phrase from today's news story to fill each gap.

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Choose the best word or phrase from today's news story to fill each gap.

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Choose the best word or phrase from today's news story to fill each gap.

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Do you need a single word, or would a group of words be better?

Question 3 of 3

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Censorship ______ the art of the filmmaker.

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I hate ______. I want to know the truth!

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Which word or expression CAN'T you use in this sentence? Don't ______ me just because you don't like my idea.

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Censorship ______ the art of the filmmaker.

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Your challenge

We asked you to find a word in this News Review which is also in the title of a very famous American novel. The answer is 'mock' and the novel is called To Kill a Mockingbird. Well done if you got that right!